Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-26

'.1t does not require labored demonstra-
ton To show the interesting point in this
exhibit. To the taxpayers Of Ohio it is
painfully plain. The one pre- eminently
eXtravagant and reckless session of the
Ohio legislature was the home stretch
session of the Hoadly administration
That body was so open handed with the
money wrung from the industries OF Ohio
At time of financial depression that it,
for the first time in dozen years
skipped up TO the three million notch of
expenditures, then jumped half million
more, and still not taking time for draw
ing sober breath started out courage
ously for the four million mark, which it
would soon have reached but for the final
adjournment, which came none too soon.
st the demand Of q people who were i'm
patient for that legislature to close and
give oblivion y chance TO commence its
beneficent work.
Mr.. Powell makes lame attempt to
explain away the force OF this exhibit by
saying that the Democratic legislature OF
1894 and 1885 was called upon to make
some extraordinary appropriations, and
in this connection he mentions the flood
in the Ohio River and the relief voted to
the sufferers by that visitation But the
great flood of the Hoadly administration.
which possesses the most political interest
just now, is the food Of the appropria
tions in 1885, when the old high water
mark was reached and covered, and new
mark was made-a mark on the public
guide-post which now warns the people
not 10 desire repetition of that which
Hoadly and the Democratic general as
sembly of 1884.
Mr.. Powell's excuse Of extraordinary
appropriations by the last Democratic leg
islature is, as a lawyer would say. wholly
bad on demurrer, because all legislatures
appropriations. He mentions of this na-
ture the expense Of the Cincinnati riots,
reaching, according to his own figures.
$js, ,5,s. II: but the last Republican legis-
lature appropriated an almost equal
amount-namely. $50, go 22-to pay for
iHt -NsAi'AttI uh2u "
10 prevent loss of life and destruction of
property in May. 1856. So one extraor
dinary appropriation here about balances
the other. He likewise mentions "A Demo
cratic appropriation Of $l25. 900 in 1884
to repair the canals. but the Republicans
in 1886 expended So. 900 for the same
purpose. He says that in 1885 the Demo
cratic legislature gave another large sum
to the canals, but the Repu blican legis
lature did the same thing again in 1887
1.-The truth is that the Republican
legislature of 1886 and 1887 expended
more money on extraordinary but merit
orious demands than did its predecessor
on similar de nands. The Republican leg
islature gave nearly $50 900 to improve the
state fair grounds. This was an unusual
demand Hoadly's administration had
no such call t3 meet. The Republican
legislature esta ablished and paid for "A new
home for the blind. Its Democratic pre-
decessor let the call for that charity 90
unheeded. Last winter the Republicans
appropriated over 500, 900 To complete
sane at Toledo, and Mr.. Powell would
not deny that the completion of a new
institution of this kind is not only an
unusual. hut highly necessary work in
Ohio And only last March one of the
concluding acts of the Republican gen
flO1.Uo for the extraordinary but
patriotic PURPOSE of building the Soldiers
home al Saudusky--,ln institution which
Is intended to take olo soldiers out OF the
infirmaricS Of Ohio. where they wear the
badge of paupers, and give them the hon
orable shelter which the Democratic leg
islature. which Mr.. Powell eNtols, did
not think il necessary to make an ex
traordinary appropriation to provide. 81
il goes in the matter of extraordinary ap
preparations They do not AID cannot
be made to explain the enormous ex
penditures of the Democratic year lSSJ
A good healthy Democratic schoolbo,
ought TO he expected To do better in thu
respect than Mr.. Powell has done IL
opening his campaign.
The gentleman mentions that l sait
this on the floor of the house:
81 have word tn say, and say 1t II
the way of warning to the Republican
members on this floor. Al. the presen
rate, it will be said, and said truthful.
of this legislature, that it was not onl.
more extravagant than its Democrati
predecessor. but the most recklessly ex
, trarsgant legislative body that ever as
sembled in Ohio
".At the present rate the result
feared would, perhaps, been reached
but the rate at which some member
sought to have appropriations made wa
checked. SO that while the aggregaf
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